Pursuant to sections 14 and 31 of the District Court Act 2016 and section 250 of the Resource Management Act 1991, Her Excellency the Governor-General is pleased to appoint:

Brian Patrick Dwyer

retiring District Court Judge, to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Court under section 354(3) of the Criminal Procedure Act 2011 and also to be an alternate Judge of the Environment Court for a term of two years commencing on 6 December 2019.

Dated at Wellington this 4th day of November 2019.

Hon DAVID PARKER, Attorney-General.